Purse.



W. GAEDKE.

PURSE. APPLIGATION FILED 1120.17, 1910.

Patented Nov. 19, 1912.

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WILHELM GAEDKE, OF HAMBURG, GERMANY.

PURSE.

Application filed December 17, 1910.

.l'o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILHELM GAEDKE, of 70 Alsterkrugchaussee, Hamburg,Germany, a subject of the German Emperor, residing at Hamburg, init-heState of Hamburg, German Empire, have invented certain. new and usefulImprovements in Purses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to purses and has for its object to provide apurse in a manner as hereinafter set forth to overcome the bulging ofthe lower portion of the purse due to the collecting of coins at thebottom of the purse.

A further object of the invention is to provide a purse in a manner ashereinafter set forth with juxtapositioned pockets of alternatingdepths, the pockets of smaller depth receiving the coins of smallerdiameter and the pockets of greater depth being so disposed with respectto the pockets of smaller depth that the coins of larger diameter willbe positioned below the coins of smaller diameter so that bycoi'npressing the purse and then closing it, the flexible walls of thepockets are made to yield and which allows of the larger coins to engagebeneath the smaller coins thereby overcoming the bulging of the lowerportion of the pocket.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a coin purse which iscomparatively simple in its construction and arrangement, strong,durable, compact when closed, convenient and eiiicient in its use, andcomparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of theinvention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations andmodifications can be resorted to which come wit-hin the scope of theclaims hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure l is a vertical sectional `View of an open pursein accordance with this invention, each of the pockets of the pursebeing illustrated as containing a coin, and, Fig. 2 is a like view of amodified form.

Referring to Fig. l, the purse is illustrated as consisting of a numberof juxtapositioned pockets of alternating depth. As

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1912.

Serial No. 597,852.

shown, the purse includes in its construction tive large pockets -aandfour small pockets -Z the pockets maalternating with respect to thepockets -b-. The `depth of the pockets au is such that the coins -cZ- ofmaximum size and which are Vinserted in said pockets will bend theflexible walls and engage beneath the bottoms of the pockets -b, that isto say, if the purse is compressed and then closed by the flexible coveror iiap -e-, the latter being provided with a male member w-zof aseparable fastener. The said member he is adapted to engage in thefemale member Mz'- of the separable fastener which is secured to theouter wall of one outer pocket. Vhen the purse is compressed and closed,the smaller pockets are positioned in the upper portion of the largepockets a-. That wall of the outer pocket which is provided with thefemale member 41- has secured thereto several female members of aseparable fastener whereby the male member L- carried by the flap canengage in any one of the female members so that the purse can besufficiently compressed and closed. The flap -eextends from the outerwall of the other outer pocket. The pockets are shown as having coinshfw of smaller diameter mounted therein.

In Fig. l, the purse is illustrated as provided with spaces between thelarge pockets -abeneath the small pockets -5-, but if desired thesespaces may be omitted by direct-ly juxtaposing the large pockets -aandarranging the small pockets -Z/-- in the upper parts of the largepockets -a-- as clearly shown in Fig. 9.. In this construction, thesmaller pockets -bm are formed by securing strips -gof elastic materialat their lower edges and sides to the rear wall of the large pockets af/either by opening or otherwise. In this construction, it does notnecessitate the bending of the inner walls of the large pockets -a-. Ifdesired, the pockets may be divided by any suitable means int-o aplurality of compartments, each compartment receiving a single coin orperhaps two thin coins, the compartments keeping the coins apart fromone another and preventing the coins from collecting on one side of thepurse. The lower edges of the small pockets may be horizontal orinclined and if the pockets are divided into compartments, the lower asthe mouths of the pockets of the other set, a ieXible cover attached tothe rear of the body-portion and adapted to close the 15 mouths of allthe pockets, and interengaging fastening means carried by the outer Wallof the front pocket and the cover.

4 In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWoWitnesses.

WILHELM GAEDKE. Witnesses:

ERNEST H. L. MUMMENHOFF, Or'ro W. HELLMRICH.

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